Le Soulier de satin (1985)
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

Drama

Film Synopsis

At the time of the conquistadors, Don Rodrigo falls in love with Doña Prouhèze, the wife of an important nobleman.  Their love affair is brutally ended when Don Rodrigois is sent to the New World whilst Doña Prouhèze accompanies her husband Don Pelage to Africa to govern the city of Mogador.  Ten years later, Rodrigo travels to Africa to look for his former mistress, only to discover that she has died...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Manoel de Oliveira
  • Script: Paul Claudel, Jacques Parsi, Manoel de Oliveira
  • Cinematographer: Elso Roque
  • Music: João Paes
  • Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra (Don Rodrigue), Patricia Barzyk (Don Prouhèze), Anne Consigny (Marie des Sept-Épées), Anne Gautier (Dona Musique), Bernard Alane (Le vice-roi de Naples), Jean-Pierre Bernard (Don Camille), Marie-Christine Barrault (La lune), Isabelle Weingarten (L'Ange Gardien), Henri Serre (Le premier roi), Jean-Yves Berteloot (Le deuxième roi), Catherine Jarret (La premier actrice), Anny Romand (La deuxième actrice), Bérangère Jean (La bouchère), Franck Oger (Don Pélage), Jean Badin (Don Balthazar), Denise Gence (Le chemin de Saint-Jacques), Maria Barroso (La voix des saints), Odette Barrois (Dona Honoria), Madeleine Marion (La religieuse), Roland Monod (Le frère Léon)
  • Country: France / Portugal / West Germany / Switzerland
  • Language: Portuguese / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 410 min

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